Clarke Co. GA - Obits from the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald 13 Jul 1997

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   Roy W. Colston
   Watkinsville
       Roy Wayne Colston, 65, of 1060 North Woods Road died Friday, July
   11, 1997.
       A native of Bartow County, Mr. Colston was the son of Lillian
   Colston of Adairsville and the late Cecil Colston. He was preceded in
   death by a son, Rory Colston. He was retired from the Naval Air
   Station, Beeville, Texas, and was a former electrician at the U.S.
   Navy Supply Corps School in Athens. He was employed for many years by
   Lockheed Aircraft and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was of the
   Baptist faith.
       Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Bernstein Funeral Home
   with retired Capt. Mark Fite officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen
   Park.
       Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Helen
   Hammond Colston; two brothers, Delano Colston, Canton, and Ralph
   Colston, Adairsville; two sisters, Dot Cash and Linda Bailey, both of
   Adairsville; a stepdaughter, Patricia Hammond Thomas, Watkinsville;
   and several nieces and nephews.
       The family is at the residence of Patricia Hammond Thomas, 1060
   North Woods Road.
       Memorials may be made to Hospice of Georgia Inc., c/o St. Mary's
   Hospital, 1230 Baxter St., Athens, Ga. 30606.
   Willie Fulbright
   Lavonia
       Willie Ruth Craig Fulbright, 76, of 101 Textile Ave. died Friday,
   July 11, 1997.
       A native of Rabun County, Mrs. Fulbright was a daughter of the
   late Albert and Alice Gosnell Craig and the widow of Horace Ray
   Fulbright. She attended Tugalo Baptist Church.
       Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Acree-Davis Funeral
   Home, Toccoa, with the Revs. Marvin Whitworth and Tony Hancox
   officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens.
       Survivors include four daughters, Margie Hancox, Cameron, N.C.,
   Avis Watkins, Bowersville, Vivian Leopard, Martin, and Grace Jaynes,
   Lavonia; a son, Horace Fulbright, Fort Myers, Fla.; a sister, Della
   Holcombe, Toccoa; a friend, Henry Mitchell, of the home; 19
   grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren.
       Grandsons Johnny Hancox, Wilton R. Hancox, Derek Hancox, Curtis
   Watkins, Ned Godfrey and Randy Joe Lester will serve as pallbearers.
       The family will receive friends at the funeral home 7-9 p.m.
   today.
   Charles Poore
   Athens
       Charles Lee Poore, 80, of 161 Holman Ave. died Friday, July 11,
   1997.
       A native of Hart County, Mr. Poore was a son of the late George B.
   and Minnie Ridgway Poore and the widower of Ethel Abernathy Rose
   Poore. He was a veteran of World War II and a retired nurseryman.
   Through his knowledge and love of plants and flowers, he brought much
   beauty into the world around him and much joy into his friends' lives.
       Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Day Chapel in
   the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at 2450 S. Milledge Ave. with
   the Revs. Grady Wigley and Bill Britt officiating.
       Survivors include a daughter, Carol Poore, Providence, R.I.; a
   sister, Edna Bradley, Canon; a niece, Ann Gurley, Canon; three
   nephews, James Poore, Fayetteville, Douglas Bradley, Pittsburgh, and
   Wayne Bradley, Columbia, S.C.; tender care-givers, Geneva Brown,
   Athens, and Orlena Webb, Toccoa; and a host of other relatives,
   neighbors and friends.
       In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary's Hospice
   Services, P.O. Box 6588, Athens, Ga. 30604.
       Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, is in charge of arrangements.
   Clara C. Shirley
   Athens
       Clara C. Shirley died Tuesday, May 27, 1997.
       A native of Union City, Tenn., Mrs. Shirley was the manager of
   Baptist Book Stores in five states for 30 years.
       Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Prince Avenue
   Baptist Church with the Rev. Louis Satterwhite officiating.
       Survivors include three daughters, Pat Satterwhite, Athens, Nancy
   Boyd, Nashville, Tenn., and Sue Shirley, Alpharetta; a sister, Sarah
   Collins, Fulton, Ky.; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
       In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Athens Pregnancy
   Center, 2350 Prince Ave., Suite 8, Athens, Ga. 30606.
       Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East, is in charge of arrangements.
   DEATH NOTICES
   Marilyn Brown
       WOODVILLE - Marilyn Brown of 1061 Willow St. died Saturday, July
   12, 1997.
       Watts Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
   
                                      
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